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Alan Shearer and Graeme Souness back Flutter’s Cash4Clubs scheme with Sported, offering a total £500,000 funding pot for adult grassroots sport across the UK and Ireland.

Cash4Clubs Since 2008, Flutter UKI has donated over £6.5million to community sports clubs through the Cash4Clubs programme, helping thousands of people across the UK and Ireland by ensuring they have ...

Alan Shearer and Graeme Souness back Flutter’s Cash4Clubs scheme with Sported, offering a total £500,000 funding pot for adult grassroots sport across the UK and Ireland.

A sports funding scheme which gives clubs a unique chance to apply for grants to improve facilities, purchase new equipment and much more.

A sports funding scheme which gives clubs a unique chance to apply for grants to improve facilities, purchase new equipment and much more.

Alan Shearer and Graeme Souness have voiced their support for the Cash4Clubs programme, which will offer grants for 230 grassroots sports clubs in 2027

A South Shields-based veterans charity have won an “invaluable” grant to help fund a new football league for Armed Service veterans to boost members’ mental health and fitness.

A sports funding scheme which gives clubs a unique chance to apply for grants to improve facilities, purchase new equipment and much more.

Stirling-based SSAFA Curling Club is the latest of 200 clubs from across the UK and Ireland to receive a £2,000 grant in this year’s Cash4Cub funding round. The club – which is part of SSAFA, a charity which supports Armed Forces veterans – will use the injection of funds from the £2,000 grant to secure the future of the team by allowing it to hire its rink for matches.

A sports funding scheme which gives clubs a unique chance to apply for grants to improve facilities, purchase new equipment and much more.

Wirral based martial arts club, Parkinson’s Ninja secured vital funding from Flutter UKI’s Cash4Clubs, enabling it to expand its support for people who live with Parkinson’s by funding additional coaching feesParkinsons Ninja, based in Wallasey on the Wirral, run free exercise classes for people with Parkinson’s. The innovative martial arts-based exercise classes are specifically designed for people with Parkinson’s and combine Taekwondo-based floorwork and neuro-rehabilitation techniques to improve mobility, balance, strength, speech and confidence in a safe and professional environment.Paul Williams, Parkinson’s Ninja says: “Parkinson's Ninja is going through a transformational period in its short life to meet the increasing demands for its services from people who live with Parkinsons in the Wirral area. Experts advise that undertaking regular intense exercise can help slow the progress of this illness. In the last 2 years we have seen class numbers double and we are increasing the weekly classes from 2 to 4 per week to meet this demand and give our members the level of exercise they need. “The grants from Cash4Clubs have allowed us to expand our offering to meet this need, including fulfilling the cost of additional coaching fees as well as maintaining the existing classes. As such we can continue helping people with Parkinsons by giving them the physical and social activity they need.”New research shows more than 40% (43%) of grassroots organisations are having to cancel services because of a lack of funding.Clubs offering vital sports and fitness activities blame rising day-to-day costs, insurance bills and a difficulty in finding staff and other volunteers – with almost a quarter (22%) fearing they will be financially unsustainable within the next year.The warning comes as Flutter UKI launches Cash4Clubs 2026 – offering £500,000 to sports clubs across the UK and Ireland. Two hundred and fifty clubs will be able to bid for grants of £2,000 a time to help buy new equipment, hire coaches, run training programmes or simply boost their marketing to bring in new members.At a time when grassroots funding has never been more important, former England and Liverpool star Peter Crouch is backing the campaign, urging local clubs to apply.Paddy Power ambassador and former England and Liverpool striker, Peter Crouch, said: “An additional £2,000 can make all the difference to local clubs – it can keep the lights on, keep facilities open and accessible and provide much needed funds to invest in equipment or training volunteers. “These clubs aren’t just about sport – they’re giving people a place to belong, to build confidence and stay active. It’s why Cash4Clubs is so important, and I would urge people to apply.”Cash4Clubs was launched in 2008, and since then Flutter UKI has invested nearly £7 million into community sports. Earlier this year, almost 32,000 people from 200 different clubs benefited from this fund.This year’s programme is putting a particular emphasis on clubs that want to increase participation in sport in their local community, with the most recent round of grants attracting over 2,500 new adults to recipient clubs in 2025.Flutter UKI chief executive Kevin Harrington said: “Grassroots sports clubs are the beating heart of communities, but rising costs mean too many are now fighting to survive.“That’s why we’ve committed £500,000 through our Cash4Clubs programme this year – to give local organisations the support they need to keep doors open, inspire participation and provide opportunities for adults to stay active and engaged with sports and all of the additional benefits that brings with it.” The majority of funding from last year’s programme supported underrepresented groups in sport, including people with disabilities (65%), women over 18 (58%), racially diverse communities (55%), and people from the LGBTQ+ community (44%)**.Flutter UKI is working with leading UK charity Sported to deliver the Cash4Clubs programme. Applicants can apply via the Cash4Clubs website at www.cash-4-clubs.com. The deadline for applications is December 8th. For further information on Cash4Clubs please visit www.cash-4-clubs.com. 

Football icons Alan Shearer and Peter Crouch have added their support to Flutter's Cash4Clubs grants to local UK clubs.